X-Git-Url: https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?p=goodguy%2Fcin-manual-latex.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=parts%2FInstallation.tex;h=696bb0c3a51ccb3bddaec0db4c778afaff5a4fa2;hp=39346f4319ffcfa37746d230c5cb0e4318de1a31;hb=36019fed4ba28ac79b4930894eca97bfd9d645f0;hpb=244ff3207924bbdd10d5409f8123de3c38dc0e16 diff --git a/parts/Installation.tex b/parts/Installation.tex index 39346f4..696bb0c 100644 --- a/parts/Installation.tex +++ b/parts/Installation.tex @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ \label{sec:cin_gg_appimage} The main way to install \CGG{} is to use the AppImage. This is updated regularly and works for every distro, since it already contains the necessary dependencies. +A big advantage of using the AppImage format is that it is only 1/3 the size of the normal install, +and since each release is named differently, you can keep a number of versions in a directory, +and when testing from a terminal you just have to type CinGG, then hit tab, and complete it to +the desired date release. For 64-bit systems you can choose between an image with up-to-date libraries or one that supports older libraries, which you should use only if the first image gives you problems with unsupported libs. There is also a 32-bit older distro available that has \textit{i686} as part of the filename. Installing the appimage is simple: